I would Just like to say a big thanks for all of your kind comments over the last few months. Thanks to all the sites for linking with my blog also. I am Glad you have enjoyed seeing the film sets progress.

This next photo was sent to me by someone who has also been visiting the set aswell. They had seen that part of the village had been recently burnt down and were kind enough to let me know by sending me this image. Thanks!

I’m guessing that’s why they had this over there aswell 

It seems that Doyle met Crowe while the Australian actor was in Toronto filming ‘Cinderella Man’ in 2005. The pair became friends and musical collaborators; Doyle produced and helped write songs for Crowe’s 2005 album My Hand, My Heart.

Well I had to find out what sort of stuff Doyle and his band ‘Great Big Sea‘ played. Recently having discovered Spotify

has helped me listen to bands I may never have listened to or heard of before. Anyhow I loved thier stuff straight away. Folk rock I think is how I would describe it. A very Celtic song also in ‘Seven Joys Of Mary’ which I loved. I really Look forward to hearing what he brings to the movie.

Frosty also sent me a video of Doyle, Kevin Durand (Little John) and Scott Grimes
(Will Scarlet) all sporting beards (grown I’m guessing for the movie) being interviewed at the ‘State of Play’ Premiere about the new Robin Hood movie. This video has recently been taken off Youtube so I have replaced it with a music video of Doyle’s called ‘Straight To Hell’. Big thanks to Mark for the email and hope to hear more from you.

Vegetable patches have been planted and keeps for animals have been put up within the centre few houses of the set.

Check out the Robin sitting on the defenses. Thought it was quite nice and slightly ironic.

14th June 2009

I had a really cool comment today from a background artist working on the sets who said:

It has been an extraordinary experience “living” in Nottingham village most days and I’ve hated coming back to London. We have animals there and this week the soldiers turned out in force and it all came truly alive.

As I originally expected the huge structure at the top of the hill they have been building is now being covered. As you will see from the pictures it is turning into quite the castle! Painting work has been done to the stonework making it look pretty awesome. Everything I now see about this film makes me want to see it more, very exciting! I know Ridley Scott will not disappoint I watched for the umpteenth time the other day the Ridley Scott’s cut of Kingdom of Heaven. A great movie.

Hope you enjoy the photos!

Funny story as you see in the 3rd picture down there is a Charles Morris waste management container. Well good old Charlie Morris is my Great Uncle. Don’t see him much but my nan visits him all the time. Him and my Grandad set up the company  ‘Charles Morris’ after the Second World War.

I hope you are enjoying seeing the sets progress as much as I am.

Bourne Wood 2nd May 2009

Oxenford farm 3rd May 2009

Here are a few pictures I managed to get from the set on Oxenford farm. This set is quite large now and looks like a town with blacksmith church and many many houses. Ridley Scott has been said to be very pleased with this sets progress and has been building it for over a year now.

After visiting the sets I felt I deserved a pint of my favourite London Pride, on what has been a lovely weekend